‘Scream’ (1996)
Some might argue that the later Scream movies are superior to the original, but none of the sequels have recaptured the magic of the first one. Horror veteran Wes Craven was at the top of his craft when making this film, and the script by Kevin Williamson has some genuinely hilarious moments. Drew Barrymore‘s extended cameo at the beginning of the film went a long way towards establishing this as a horror film with teeth that just happened to be funny as well.Neve Campbell stars as Sidney Prescott, a teenager who is haunted by the murder of her mother. Despite her attempts to keep her head down, Sidney is more closely linked to the Ghostface serial killer than she suspects. And while Sidney puts up the fight of her life, not all of her classmates are going to be as lucky when they face Ghostface themselves.Scream is streaming on Max.‘Shaun of the Dead’ (2004)
Edgar Wright‘s Shaun of the Dead may be more rom-com than zom-com, but these zombies are lethal when they have to be. Shaun (Simon Pegg) barely notices the world ending around him, because his world is already over now that his girlfriend, Liz (Kat Ashfield), has dumped him.Shaun gets his chance to win Liz back when the zombie apocalypse descends upon London. With his best pal, Ed (Nick Frost), by his side, Shaun plans to pick up Liz, a handful of their family and friends, and wait out the emergency at a local pub. It’s a terrible plan, and Shaun’s lack of foresight may cost him everyone he holds dear.Shaun of the Dead is streaming on Peacock.‘Zombieland’ (2009)
Before The Walking Dead TV series redefined zombies for a generation, Zombieland embraced horror comedy and made the undead funny through the perspective of Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg). The end of the world as he knows it is no laughing matter, but Columbus’ rules for surviving the zombie apocalypse almost always bring a smile to our faces. After he’s forced to kill his infected dream girl (as played by Amber Heard), Columbus allies himself with Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), a very efficient zombie killer.Their partnership is complicated by the arrival of two con artist sisters, Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin). As smitten as Columbus is with Wichita, it may be a mistake to trust either of the sisters.Zombieland is available to rent or buy on Prime Video.‘The Cabin in the Woods’ (2012)
Every horror movie trope you’ve ever seen has an explanation in The Cabin in the Woods, but it would ruin the surprise and more than a few jokes if you knew what it was ahead of time. This very funny film sat on a shelf for so long that Chris Hemsworth became a star in the interim, although he doesn’t portray the primary character.Instead, that honor belongs to Kristen Connolly, who plays a college student named Dana Polk. Dana and her friends, Jules Louden (Anna Hutchison), Curt Vaughan (Hemsworth), Marty Mikalski (Fran Kranz) and Holden McCrea (Jesse Williams), become trapped in a scenario straight out of a slasher flick. Even if they realize what’s happening, it may already be too late to escape.The Cabin in the Woods is streaming on Prime Video.‘The Final Girls’ (2015)
Your enjoyment of The Final Girls may depend upon how familiar you are with the ’80s horror films it spoofs, particularly the early Friday the 13th films. Amanda Cartwright (Malin Åkerman) starred in a movie just like that called Camp Bloodbath, and that’s all her daughter, Max (Taissa Farmiga), has to remember her by.Years after Amanda’s death, Max’s friends, Gertie (Alia Shawkat), Duncan (Thomas Middleditch) and Chris (Alexander Ludwig), convince her to see a midnight screening of Camp Bloodbath. That’s also where they run into Max’s former friend, Vicki Summers (Nina Dobrev). A fire soon forces all of them to flee the building, and they somehow wind up trapped inside Camp Bloodbath‘s story. That gives Max a chance to bond with Nancy (Akerman), the character played by her mother. But it also means that serial killer Billy Murphy (Daniel Norris) is coming to kill everyone.The Final Girls is streaming on The Roku Channel.Page 2
The Memorial Day weekend may be over, but Watch With Us is still thinking about the long, restful holiday. Can you blame us?
That’s probably why we’ve selected three great war-centric horror movies you should watch in June 2025.
Two of these flicks aren’t that far away from standard World War II movies, while the middle pick envisions a different kind of world war that may claim the lives of everyone, no matter how far they run. It’s a summer full of frights here at Us, but in this case, that’s a good thing.
‘Overlord’ (2018)
There are seemingly endless World War II movies, but Overlord goes in some wild new directions by injecting a dose of horror into the story. On a mission behind enemy lines, an American war plane is shot down. The only survivors are Edward Boyce (Jovan Adepo), Lewis Ford (Wyatt Russell), Lyle Tibbet (John Magaro), Morton Chase (Iain De Caestecker) and Jacob Rosenfeld (Dominic Applewhite).
What great new movies should you watch this weekend? That’s always a tough question to answer as streamers like Netflix, Hulu, Peacock and more constantly release new content that vies for your attention. Watch With Us screened most of the new releases this week and has selected the best four new movies to stream in […]After taking shelter with a sympathetic local woman, Chloe Laurent (Mathilde Ollivier), the American soldiers learn about secret Nazi experiments on the other people in her village. The Nazis have already come up with a serum that can transform anyone into monsters with superhuman strength. Although the men are on an important mission for the Doomsday invasion of Normandy, shutting down these experiments takes top priority… even if it kills them.
Overlord is streaming on Shudder.
‘World War Z’ (2013)
World War Z features some of the fastest zombies we’ve ever seen on film, and that’s why they’re scarier than usual. Brad Pitt stars as Gerry Lane, an ex-United Nations investigator who has a first-hand look at a zombie outbreak that nearly claims his life and the lives of his family. In the immediate aftermath, the safety of Gerry’s family is used to blackmail him into searching for the origin of the zombie virus.
In theory, discovering the source may allow scientists to come up with a cure for the zombies. But finding those answers is anything but easy, especially since zombies are everywhere and any bad decisions could bring Gerry’s mission to a premature and terminal end.
World War Z is streaming on Paramount+.
‘Shadow in the Cloud’ (2020)
Shadow in the Cloud features Chloë Grace Moretz as Maude Garrett, a RAF pilot officer during World War II. In 1943, Maude embarks on a clandestine mission alongside the crew of an American B-17 bomber, almost all of whom go out of their way to make her feel unwelcome. While stuck traveling in a ball turret, Maude sees two threats to the plane: A Japanese fighter plane and some kind of winged gremlin.
Horror is having a mini-renaissance in theaters in 2025, especially since Sinners is doing so well in theaters and delaying its inevitable leap to streaming. In the meantime, there are plenty of scary flicks to enjoy from the comfort of your own home via the most popular streaming services. Hulu, for example, has Oddity, a […]However, Maude’s attempts to warn the crew largely fall on deaf ears. They simply don’t take Maude seriously, and that may prove to be a fatal mistake for everyone involved. Maude has her secrets, but she’s also the only one who realizes that this plane may never arrive at its final destination.
Shadow in the Cloud is streaming on Netflix.
